Table 4-1. Students age 14 through 21 with disabilities served under IDEA, Part B, who exited
school, by exit reason and state: 2004-05ª
State Exiting
total		 Graduated
with
diploma		 Received a
certificate		 Reached
maximum age		 Died Dropped
outb
Alabama 5,764 1,138 2,342 154 32 2,098
Alaska 800 416 84 x x 292
Arizona 6,976 4,150 x 159 x 2,628
Arkansas 3,851 2,903 80 x x 846
California 35,760 20,863 1,724 555 146 12,472
Colorado 4,008 2,799 125 185 26 873
Connecticut 4,831 3,330 34 85 20 1,362
Delaware 842 573 68 x x 189
District of Columbia x x 64 19 8 x
Florida 22,455 9,164 6,486 x x 6,689
Georgia 10,492 2,804 4,176 x x 3,473
Hawaii 1,427 1,170 69 87 10 91
Idaho 1,688 1,117 24 23 10 514
Illinois 17,598 12,516 194 242 76 4,570
Indiana 10,690 4,308 996 116 66 5,204
Iowa 5,468 3,638 206 31 23 1,570
Kansas 4,121 2,882 x 62 x 1,152
Kentucky 4,889 2,990 372 26 35 1,466
Louisiana 4,274 1,270 1,095 x x 1,853
Maine 2,614 1,614 49 14 12 925
Maryland 6,628 3,973 576 128 44 1,907
Massachusetts 9,230 6,388 429 17 37 2,359
Michigan 11,812 8,199 294 x x 3,242
Minnesota 7,298 5,122 x 27 x 2,128
Mississippi 2,896 807 1,549 23 10 507
Missouri 9,133 6,249 71 158 40 2,615
Montana 1,417 944 10 x x 455
Nebraska 2,533 1,771 48 81 23 610
Nevada 2,417 503 1,311 x x 586
New Hampshire 3,097 1,587 34 x x 1,465
New Jersey 17,023 12,323 x 273 x 4,365
New Mexico 2,610 1,375 704 x x 522
New York 27,739 12,792 5,472 418 116 8,941
North Carolina 9,375 5,345 950 119 71 2,890
North Dakota 911 633 x 25 x 240
Ohio 18,245 6,387 7,481 1,109 65 3,203
Oklahoma 6,486 4,505 x x 22 1,955
Oregon 4,574 2,108 658 275 19 1,514
Pennsylvania 15,180 13,400 28 156 45 1,551
Rhode Island 1,807 1,320 5 24 10 448
South Carolina 6,878 1,938 1,623 132 45 3,140
South Dakota 685 335 16 x x 325
Tennessee 8,382 2,766 2,890 17 48 2,661
Texas 31,529 13,439 12,645 17 162 5,266
Utah 2,406 1,686 73 26 8 613
Vermont 865 543 14 x x 299
Virginia 10,462 3,876 4,124 55 41 2,366
Washington x x x x x x
West Virginia 3,298 2,170 173 x x 931
Wisconsin 9,373 6,846 217 176 54 2,080
Wyoming 951 438 10 18 5 480
BIA schools 602 240 36 x x 319
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 384,723 209,878 59,638 5,071 1,869 108,267
American Samoa 62 42 5 x x 14
Guam 50 40 x x x 7
Northern Marianas 38 16 x x x 14
Puerto Rico 2,782 1,024 302 123 24 1,309
Virgin Islands 134 33 51 x x 45
U.S. and outlying areas 387,789 211,033 60,004 5,199 1,897 109,656
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0521:
"Children with Disabilities Exiting Special Education," 2004-05.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Note:  See Part B Exiting Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
ªData are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.
 
bDropped out is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not
enrolled at the end of the reporting year and did not exit through any of the other bases described.
For the purpose of calculating dropout rates, OSEP counts students moved, not known to continue as dropouts.

- Data not available.
 
x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 4-1a. Students age 14 through 21 with specific learning disabilities served under IDEA,
Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004-05ª
State Exiting
total		 Graduated
with
diploma		 Received a
certificate		 Reached
maximum age		 Died Dropped
outb
Alabama 3,447 847 1,174 46 13 1,367
Alaska 510 264 41 x x 200
Arizona 5,001 3,043 x 39 x 1,909
Arkansas 2,038 1,551 27 x x 451
California 25,288 16,096 580 20 46 8,546
Colorado 2,076 1,617 35 x x 400
Connecticut 2,220 1,640 x 17 x 554
Delaware 585 451 14 x x 118
District of Columbia x x 40 x x x
Florida 13,234 6,612 2,787 x x 3,792
Georgia 4,241 1,726 1,167 x x 1,341
Hawaii 860 769 x 25 x 41
Idaho 1,091 714 x 8 x 359
Illinois 10,685 8,041 41 43 20 2,540
Indiana 5,996 2,941 286 12 21 2,736
Iowa 3,096 2,105 99 10 10 872
Kansas 2,193 1,596 x 11 x 579
Kentucky 1,646 1,196 x x 12 434
Louisiana 2,570 837 518 x x 1,198
Maine 1,220 849 9 x x 354
Maryland 3,413 2,311 84 24 11 983
Massachusetts 5,757 4,373 139 x x 1,236
Michigan 7,492 5,491 162 x x 1,819
Minnesota 3,211 2,379 x x 6 825
Mississippi 2,106 648 1,055 x x 398
Missouri 5,957 4,132 28 123 16 1,658
Montana 953 653 5 x x 291
Nebraska 1,325 987 19 x x 306
Nevada 1,752 361 927 x x 459
New Hampshire 1,512 826 7 x x 678
New Jersey 10,093 7,922 x 16 x 2,145
New Mexico 1,871 1,061 488 x x 320
New York 17,298 8,959 2,571 150 34 5,584
North Carolina 4,671 3,145 152 14 25 1,335
North Dakota 460 358 x x x 101
Ohio 9,472 3,712 3,791 525 27 1,417
Oklahoma 4,509 3,160 x x 8 1,340
Oregon 2,762 1,457 358 x x 921
Pennsylvania 10,269 9,258 19 57 15 920
Rhode Island 1,017 804 x x x 208
South Carolina 3,933 1,377 593 5 11 1,947
South Dakota 438 220 6 x x 211
Tennessee 4,919 1,949 1,383 x x 1,567
Texas 22,257 9,692 8,791 5 54 3,715
Utah 1,665 1,218 13 x x 429
Vermont 313 229 x x x 78
Virginia 5,660 2,557 1,955 12 9 1,127
Washington x x x x x x
West Virginia 1,825 1,348 x x x 473
Wisconsin 5,261 4,168 82 56 15 940
Wyoming 543 285 x x x 253
BIA schools 439 184 25 x x 224
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 231,348 138,258 29,518 1,280 583 61,709
American Samoa 56 x x x x 13
Guam 37 31 x x x x
Northern Marianas 26 x x x x x
Puerto Rico 1,868 801 174 46 7 840
Virgin Islands 67 25 x x x 23
U.S. and outlying areas 233,402 139,171 29,710 1,328 591 62,602
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0521:
"Children with Disabilities Exiting Special Education," 2004-05.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Note:  See Part B Exiting Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
ªData are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.
 
bDropped out is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not
enrolled at the end of the reporting year and did not exit through any of the other bases described.
For the purpose of calculating dropout rates, OSEP counts students moved, not known to continue as dropouts.

- Data not available.
 
x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 4-1b. Students age 14 through 21 with speech or language impairments served under IDEA,
Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004-05ª
State Exiting
total		 Graduated
with
diploma		 Received a
certificate		 Reached
maximum age		 Died Dropped
outb
Alabama 158 30 58 x x 64
Alaska 44 25 x x x 16
Arizona 55 x x x x 34
Arkansas 85 71 x x x x
California 965 654 36 x x 272
Colorado 252 206 x x x 42
Connecticut 293 246 x x x 45
Delaware x x x x x x
District of Columbia x x x x x x
Florida 921 568 155 x x 194
Georgia 102 43 x x x 37
Hawaii 10 8 x x x x
Idaho 60 34 x x x 24
Illinois 221 173 x x x 47
Indiana x x x x x 26
Iowa 354 236 12 x x 105
Kansas 52 36 x x x x
Kentucky 40 30 x x x 9
Louisiana 47 30 x x x 13
Maine 196 139 x x x 54
Maryland 285 225 10 x x 48
Massachusetts 275 209 x x x 59
Michigan 232 166 x x x 53
Minnesota 170 139 x x x x
Mississippi 19 14 x x x x
Missouri 268 217 x x x 49
Montana 23 18 x x x x
Nebraska 121 99 x x x 18
Nevada x x x x x x
New Hampshire 312 180 6 x x 125
New Jersey 334 251 x x x 78
New Mexico 106 56 22 x x 27
New York 824 409 205 x x 208
North Carolina 47 30 x x x 12
North Dakota 72 49 x x x 19
Ohio 142 107 x x x 20
Oklahoma 52 36 x x x 15
Oregon 220 107 32 x x 76
Pennsylvania x x x x x x
Rhode Island 74 63 x x x x
South Carolina 21 8 x x x 10
South Dakota 8 x x x x x
Tennessee 368 146 108 x x 112
Texas 159 103 x x x 17
Utah 75 58 x x x x
Vermont 102 69 x x x 31
Virginia 87 42 18 x x 26
Washington x x x x x x
West Virginia x x x x x x
Wisconsin 153 138 x x x 14
Wyoming 42 x x x x 24
BIA schools 20 x x x x 15
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 8,594 5,603 784 34 25 2,148
American Samoa x x x x x x
Guam x x x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x x x
Puerto Rico 74 25 x x x x
Virgin Islands x x x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 8,670 5,630 789 37 26 2,188
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0521:
"Children with Disabilities Exiting Special Education," 2004-05.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Note:  See Part B Exiting Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
ªData are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.
 
bDropped out is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not
enrolled at the end of the reporting year and did not exit through any of the other bases described.
For the purpose of calculating dropout rates, OSEP counts students moved, not known to continue as dropouts.

- Data not available.
 
x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 4-1c. Students age 14 through 21 with mental retardation served under IDEA,
Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004-05ª
State Exiting
total		 Graduated
with
diploma		 Received a
certificate		 Reached
maximum age		 Died Dropped
outb
Alabama 1,282 41 831 58 6 346
Alaska 60 31 18 x x x
Arizona 530 313 x 52 x 159
Arkansas 991 703 40 x x 240
California 2,129 530 669 326 13 591
Colorado 255 141 x 51 x 40
Connecticut 250 161 x 18 x 54
Delaware 89 38 28 x x 18
District of Columbia 49 34 13 x x x
Florida 3,347 209 2,221 x x 888
Georgia 2,711 75 1,927 x x 688
Hawaii 144 90 29 14 x x
Idaho 185 134 x 9 x 33
Illinois 2,019 1,362 108 138 29 382
Indiana 1,731 334 511 58 13 815
Iowa 1,039 718 58 x x 250
Kansas 452 357 x 23 x 70
Kentucky 1,625 873 248 16 12 476
Louisiana 703 29 411 x x 253
Maine 106 73 6 x x 24
Maryland 564 115 260 54 5 130
Massachusetts 1,023 465 189 8 5 356
Michigan 1,196 687 59 x x 438
Minnesota 784 616 x 18 x 144
Mississippi 468 49 347 x x 65
Missouri 1,025 762 17 10 11 225
Montana 101 83 x x x 17
Nebraska 468 292 x 58 x 100
Nevada 169 x 155 x x 11
New Hampshire 106 41 x x x 57
New Jersey 585 383 x 63 x 132
New Mexico 123 26 77 x x 19
New York 1,351 x 1,009 61 x 226
North Carolina 2,180 910 585 54 22 609
North Dakota 121 77 x 15 x 22
Ohio 4,539 951 2,349 303 5 931
Oklahoma 642 489 x x x 152
Oregon 372 x 125 135 x 81
Pennsylvania 1,848 1,626 x 48 x 167
Rhode Island 62 35 x x x 14
South Carolina 1,515 112 825 81 22 475
South Dakota 79 39 x 5 x 32
Tennessee 1,381 94 901 10 6 370
Texas 1,952 501 1,180 x x 246
Utah 216 129 39 x x 31
Vermont 71 41 x x x 28
Virginia 1,165 22 896 19 11 217
Washington x x x x x x
West Virginia 918 514 150 x x 239
Wisconsin 1,177 839 38 72 16 212
Wyoming 57 29 x 13 x 11
BIA schools x 15 x x x 18
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 45,991 16,263 16,408 1,856 340 11,124
American Samoa x x x x x x
Guam x x x x x x
Northern Marianas 7 x x x x x
Puerto Rico 518 66 103 57 7 285
Virgin Islands 48 6 24 x x 15
U.S. and outlying areas 46,571 16,338 16,544 1,915 348 11,426
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0521:
"Children with Disabilities Exiting Special Education," 2004-05.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Note:  See Part B Exiting Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
ªData are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.
 
bDropped out is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not
enrolled at the end of the reporting year and did not exit through any of the other bases described.
For the purpose of calculating dropout rates, OSEP counts students moved, not known to continue as dropouts.

- Data not available.
 
x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 4-1d. Students age 14 through 21 with emotional disturbance served under IDEA,
Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004-05ª
State Exiting
total		 Graduated
with
diploma		 Received a
certificate		 Reached
maximum age		 Died Dropped
outb
Alabama 278 45 38 x x 175
Alaska 68 20 x x x 43
Arizona 702 305 x x 6 385
Arkansas 54 35 x x x 18
California 3,556 1,327 101 6 11 2,111
Colorado 665 318 41 x x 284
Connecticut 974 498 x 21 x 454
Delaware x 21 x x x 28
District of Columbia 60 39 8 x x x
Florida 3,039 807 747 x x 1,470
Georgia 1,801 337 477 x x 984
Hawaii 257 181 x 39 x 29
Idaho 113 53 x x x 55
Illinois 3,213 1,753 35 24 10 1,391
Indiana 1,828 420 77 19 12 1,300
Iowa 669 365 25 x x 274
Kansas 477 218 x 9 x 249
Kentucky 482 214 5 x x 261
Louisiana 294 48 40 x x 197
Maine 422 148 9 x x 262
Maryland 1,091 528 47 12 6 498
Massachusetts 1,176 581 36 x x 554
Michigan 1,539 787 32 x x 715
Minnesota 1,888 974 x x x 907
Mississippi 70 x 37 x x 26
Missouri 787 315 15 x x 441
Montana 103 33 x x x 69
Nebraska 214 94 x x x 116
Nevada 156 24 65 x x 66
New Hampshire 542 203 7 x x 330
New Jersey 2,145 1,105 x 21 x 1,010
New Mexico 192 53 x x x 109
New York 3,871 1,216 462 49 20 2,124
North Carolina 795 215 38 9 6 527
North Dakota 137 69 x x x 64
Ohio 1,819 496 448 x x 660
Oklahoma 511 233 x x x 277
Oregon 432 138 45 x x 238
Pennsylvania 2,017 1,560 8 30 7 412
Rhode Island 341 193 x x x 142
South Carolina 693 129 67 x x 494
South Dakota 70 22 x x x 47
Tennessee 520 118 140 x x 256
Texas 2,879 986 1,065 7 11 810
Utah 167 81 x x x 84
Vermont 248 111 6 x x 130
Virginia 1,460 414 456 7 7 576
Washington x x x x x x
West Virginia 220 82 x x x 135
Wisconsin 1,872 962 87 34 12 777
Wyoming 155 36 x x x 116
BIA schools 66 22 5 x x 38
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 47,179 18,939 4,732 588 197 22,723
American Samoa x x x x x x
Guam x x x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x x x
Puerto Rico 41 7 x x x 28
Virgin Islands 7 x x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 47,229 18,947 4,737 591 198 22,756
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0521:
"Children with Disabilities Exiting Special Education," 2004-05.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Note:  See Part B Exiting Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
ªData are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.
 
bDropped out is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not
enrolled at the end of the reporting year and did not exit through any of the other bases described.
For the purpose of calculating dropout rates, OSEP counts students moved, not known to continue as dropouts.

- Data not available.
 
x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 4-1e. Students age 14 through 21 with multiple disabilities served under IDEA,
Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004-05ª
State Exiting
total		 Graduated
with
diploma		 Received a
certificate		 Reached
maximum age		 Died Dropped
outb
Alabama 87 x 55 12 x 11
Alaska 31 17 10 x x x
Arizona 149 81 x 40 x 21
Arkansas 85 70 x x x 9
California 229 x 39 57 x 56
Colorado 156 74 8 54 7 13
Connecticut 114 61 6 16 7 24
Delaware x x x x x x
District of Columbia 15 7 x x x x
Florida x x x x x x
Georgia x x x x x x
Hawaii 10 x x x x x
Idaho 26 14 x x x 6
Illinois 8 x x x x x
Indiana 60 x 27 x 9 17
Iowa 29 17 x x x 9
Kansas 240 145 x 15 x 72
Kentucky 264 94 69 x x 89
Louisiana 30 x x x 9 13
Maine 264 155 20 x x 83
Maryland 326 135 87 17 11 76
Massachusetts 199 106 29 5 11 48
Michigan 54 x x x 27 22
Minnesota x x x x x x
Mississippi 37 x 19 14 x x
Missouri 56 44 x x x x
Montana 58 37 x x x 14
Nebraska 17 x x 7 x x
Nevada 93 34 43 x x 11
New Hampshire 17 x x x x 11
New Jersey 2,310 1,450 x 125 x 712
New Mexico 53 13 33 x x 6
New York 1,256 211 736 115 32 162
North Carolina 119 x 49 20 x 13
North Dakota x x x x x x
Ohio 556 126 358 18 14 40
Oklahoma 99 79 x x 6 13
Oregon x x x x x x
Pennsylvania 131 111 x 7 9 x
Rhode Island 17 6 x 8 x x
South Carolina 35 6 x 16 x 8
South Dakota 12 6 x x x 5
Tennessee 81 x 49 x 7 19
Texas 386 145 194 x 23 x
Utah 76 44 8 x x 18
Vermont x x x x x x
Virginia 158 18 97 8 7 28
Washington x x x x x x
West Virginia x x x x x x
Wisconsin x x x x x x
Wyoming x x x x x x
BIA schools 7 x x x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 7,966 3,441 1,967 599 284 1,675
American Samoa x x x x x x
Guam x x x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x x x
Puerto Rico 18 x x 6 x x
Virgin Islands x x x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 7,992 3,446 1,972 606 287 1,681
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), OMB# 1820-0521:
"Children with Disabilities Exiting Special Education," 2004-05.  Data updated as of July 17, 2006.
 
Note:  See Part B Exiting Data Notes in appendix B for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
ªData are from a cumulative 12-month reporting period.
 
bDropped out is defined as the total who were enrolled at some point in the reporting year, were not
enrolled at the end of the reporting year and did not exit through any of the other bases described.
For the purpose of calculating dropout rates, OSEP counts students moved, not known to continue as dropouts.

- Data not available.
 
x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 4-1f. Students age 14 through 21 with hearing impairments served under IDEA,
Part B, who exited school, by exit reason and state: 2004-05ª
State Exiting
total		 Graduated
with
diploma		 Received a
certificate		 Reached
maximum age		 Died Dropped
outb
Alabama 56 17 28 x x x
Alaska 9 8 x x x x
Arizona 123 97 x x x 23
Arkansas 43 35 x x x x
California 642 470 39 x x 119
Colorado 90 70 x 11 x x
Connecticut 49 46 x</